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SHOWING     BY     COUNTIES     THK     MINKRAL     PRODU( 


(COMPILED  FROM 

DIRECT  RE'J  rR 

METALLIC. 

NON-METALLIC. 

HYDR<  >C 

AND 

COUNTIES. 

PRECIOU.S    METALS. 

AS   PBR  EBTURKS  TO   D.  8.   MIMT  AT 
SAN  FBANCI8CO. 

COPPER. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

UUICKSILVER.               MINERAL  pTlNT,  LEAD, 
MANGANESE,  CHROME, 
AND  PL.vriXU.M. 

BORAX 

AND 

BORIC  ACID. 

COAL, 

MINERAL  WATERS.  '                    SALT 

MISCELLANEOUS. 
CHRYSOPRASK.    FULLER'S 
EARTH.       INFr,''ORIAL 
EARTH,    GYPSUM,    PY- 
RITKS.TOURM  ALI.VB 
LITHIA       MICA,      SODA 
MAGNESITE,   MICA, TUR- 
QUOISE, AND  GRAPHITE 

ASPHALTiai, 
'     EITU.MINOUS  ROCK. 
AND  NATURAL  GAS. 

GOLD. 

SILVER. 

Value. 

Value. 

Lbs.  Fine. 

Value. 

Flasks. 

Value. 

Quantity. ' 

Value. 

Tons. 

Value. 

Tons. 

Value. 

1      Gallons. 

Value. 

Tons. 

Valne. 

Quantity, 

Value. 

Quan«ty.  j          Vrfue. 



(            Ton,^ '  Manganese, 

;          87 ;  1            »7,i4o 

1 

67,850 

$203,550 

80,000     siRDnnn 

1  (       Tons 

;       100 

;  (c)Tons 
(      14,323 

'Magnesite, 
»S00 
Pyrites, 
53,301 

} 

-— T— 1 

$10,359 
1,629,151 

916,782 

2,072,939 

850 

$3,770 
2,686 
2,219 

46,234 

(            1,500^ 

52 

1' 

s 

1.30,000 

$14,620 

5,450 

10,912 

14,000 

$1,500 

2,087,501 

251,062 

Tons 
259 

Mineral  Paint. 

778 

(6)  605 

$26,100 

142,305 
31,200 

79,698 
8,736 

18 

396 

31,700 

3,645 

13,960 

31,160 

5,450 

335,031 

54,427 

60,015 

74,397 

1,165,982 

El   Dorado 

52 
21,200 

2,128 
3,000,000 

319 

345,000 

5,000 
10,000 

4,500 
2,500 

14,484 
99,135 

1,100 
235,840 

126 
27,122 

Lbs. 
257,500 

Lead. 

9,013 

310 

Refined  Borax, 

$36,394 

Tons 

7,000 

Tons  Ful 

987 

Tons 

1,000 

Soda, 

50,000 

lersEartb. 

19,24li 

Gypsum, 

8,000 

1       Tons 

[  10,150 

Aspbaltum. 

$101,500 

i 

Lake 

3,611 

161,568 

241,100 

126,663 

23,410 

7,209 

35,128 

244 



(            Tons 
J                100 
)             Lbs. 
(           14,400 

Mineral  Paint, 
300 

Lead, 

501 

; 

90 

180 

Tons 

60 

Inf.  Earth 
360 

Tons 

16,767 

Aspbaltum. 
171,904 

3 

18,600 

2,139 

' 

700 

1,400 

631,478 

3,8S0 

104,700 

11,940 

r 

28,575 

7,898 

14,400 

1,656 

Mono 

510,696 
6,860 

36,548 

18 

Lbs. 

4,400- 

Lead. 

--  1 

r    '"  ""~ 

\ 

15,000 
236,229 

1,760 
97,048 

7,142 

304,474 

Tons 
150 

Magnesite. 
450  1 

TIN  No.  28 


IvlINING    BURKAU,; 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


iY,  State  IVLineralooist. 

'DUCTIONS     OF    CALIFORNIA     FOR    THK    YFAR    1902 


DIRECT  RETURNS  BY  PRODUCERS.) 


HYDROCARBONS 
AND    GASES. 

STRUCTURAL    MATERIALS. 

TOTAL    PRODUCT 
OK  COUNTIES. 

H.^LTUM,           i 

[NOUS  ROCK,     :              PETROLEUM. 

BRICK  AND 

POTTERY  CLAYS, 

AND  PORTLAND 

CEMENT. 

SANDSTONE 

AND 

BRANITE. 

LIMESTONE. 

1 
macadIm. 

RUBBLE 
AND 

MSCELLANEOUS. 

SERPENTINE.  MARBLE, 

GLASS  SAND,  SLATE,  AND 

80APST0NE. 

1902. 

COUNTIES. 

1901. 

.TURAL  GAS. 

LIME. 

STONE. 

PAVING  BLOCKS. 

Vajine.         :      -Bbls. 

Value. 

Quantity. 

Value. 

Cubic  Feet. 

Value. 

Bbls. 

Value. 

Tona. 

Value. 

Tons. 

Value. 

Quantity.      1           Value. 

Quantity. 

Value. 

Total  Values. 

Total  Values. 

:...... 

M 
/ 10,000 

Brick. 
$60,000 

- 

212,563' 

fl82,295 

$666,838 

14,129 

1,679,113 

926,251 

2,371,013 

194,500 

55,141 

5,450 

381,578 

670,058 

79,555 

184,414 

3,481,926 

19,000 

288,231 

23,654 

1,697,932 

121,151 

206,600 

647,298 

9,898 

1,656 

549,298 

39,253 

410,968 

.$786,366 

27,747 

1,888,191 

879,767 

2,355,372 

11.1,107 

101,900 

10,612 

347,263 

480,696 

108,425 

668,618 

2,423,918 

5,000 

331,684 

6,100 

1,642,591 

400,825 

128,227 

542,975 

10,720 

12,453 

1 

Tons 
12,723 

M 

800 

Pottery. 

13,728 
Brick. 

5,000 

Cu.  ft. 
6,300 

Marble. 

$8,016 

400 

$750 

\' 

Butte 

1 

99,395 

Sandstone. 
$87,456 

M 

800 

Brick. 
11,600 

Del  Norte 

24,-599 

16,176 

Squares 
4,000 

Slate. 
30,000 

El  Dorado                  -  . 

(e)571,233 

$199,931 

M 

6,000 

M 

2,170 

Brick. 

45,000 
Brick. 

17,040 



Asphaltum. 

$101,500     9.777.948 

1,955,585 

M 

3,500 

M 

3,500 

Brick. 

24,500 
Brick. 

19,000 

99,360 

80,856 

Lake 

Asphaltum, 

171,904 

2,198,496 

1,075,868 

62,776  M 
890  tons 

M 
230 

M 

14,600 

Brick  335,670 
Pottery  890 

Brick. 

1,840 
Brick. 
97,700 

(       5,000 
105,845 

Granite. 

3,500 
CSranite. 

78,041 

12,400 

26,000 

Tons 

(/l)  161,656 

Tons 

10,000 

Rubble. 

$75,547 
Rubble. 

4.000 

Los  Angeles 

Madera 



2,150 

2,150 
1 

Tons  1  Rubble. 
147,300                  inFiAHCl 

M 
200 

Brick. 
2,000 

f 

i 



!      2,000 
22,000 

2,000 
13,200 

, 

'i 

, 

1,800 

-ir 

900 

Tons 

7,750 
Tons 
400 

Rubble. 

4,300 
Rubble. 

500 

Tona 
4,500 

Glass  Sand. 
12,225 

50,169 
516,388 

(?)  7,086 

$8,496 

Napa _. 

Merced                    -.-... 



14,400            1,656 

1 

1" 

36,548 
IS 

Lbs.  1  Lead.                   1 

4,40irf-           i9r 

— --      A 

Mono - 

510,596 
6,860 

15,000 
236,229 

1,760 
97,048 

Tr::?... 

7,142 

304,474 

Tons 
150 

Magneaite. 
450 

2,142,740 

250 

843,366 

380,686 

47,947 

425,891 

6,124 

26,500 

3,975 

1 

! 

3,341 

517 

94 

330 

3,200 

368 

Plumas --- 

1,200 

3,000 

20,000 

20,000 

Tons 

100 

Gypsum. 
500 

(li)Cu.ft. 

38,550 

Natural  Gas. 
31,200 

7,291 

306,081 

600 

150 

San  Bernardino 

394,936 
338,877 

58,972 
1,994 

338,480 

41,008 

Lbs. 
59,340 



Lead. 

2,076 

)          862 
f      16,030 

Boric  Acid, 

165,000 

ReSiied  Borax, 

2,043,600 

j 

Lbs. 
510 

Tons  Li 
5          822 

i 

Turquoise, 

11,600 

thiaMica. 
31,880 
rourma'ne: 
160,000 

\ 

5,158 

1,289         7.900 

7,900 

I 

) 

273  tons. 
81,481  cu.lt. 

4,000  tons. 
1,790  tons. 

Asphalt    2,730 
Nat.Gas,«7,.S(i8 

Asphalt  iOfim 
Bit.  R'k,    2,3J7 

San  Luis  Obispo 

2,399 

3,312 

147,215 

4,500 

800 

i 

6,500 

16,000 

f 

200 

105,280 
21,900 

60,200 

Tons 
1          362 

Inf.  Garth 

2,172 

1,259  tons. 
937Mcu.lt 

Asphalt   12.^:») 
Nat.  Gas,     375 

5,869 

254,260 

5,500 

..    . 

1 

106  tons 
31,700  tons 

Asphalt     l.Oiiii 
Bit.  R'k,  41,0«4 

Sha»ta_ 

878  ,706 
326,156 
906,989 

306,887 
311 
233 

21,515,887 

2,496,731 

Tons 
315 

Chrome. 

4,725 

26,295 

24,000 

750,000 

10,000 

30,000 

7,645 
6,000 
187,600 
4,000 
9,100 

Tons 
3,202 

Pyrites. 
7,005 

200 

23 

42 

1,440 

1,890 
64,685 





(      Tons 

)            42 

Tons 

180 

Graphite, 

1,880 

Magnesite. 

455 

Tonr 
30 

Tons 
200 

Mineral  faint. 

105 

Mineral  Paint. 

350 

I        - 

162,400 

18,676 

\ 

Trinity 

719,992 

11,648 

1  7a  1  son 

550 

240 

10,251 

Oz. 
39 

Platinum. 

468 

(        Lbs. 
)           60 
J      Tons 
(       2,460 

Chrysop'se 

600 

.Magnesite. 

19,260 

I 

6,580 
4 

155,826 

17,920 

) 

1 
Ventura 2,012 

Volo 

Tons 
50 

Mica. 
2,500 

Tons 
37 

Aspbaltum, 

370 

Yuba...-: - 1              155,630 

2 

31,700 

3,645 

Lbs. 
12,300 

Lead. 

431 

Tons 
9,100 

Gypsum. 

45,000 

Tons. 
■    1,919 

Aspbaltum. 

19,190 

Totals       

**16,910,320 

(o)$616,412 

27,860,162 

13,239,975 

29,552 

$1,276,524 

iSvifi.Oflfi 

17,202 

$2,234,994 

88,460 

$248,622 

1,701,142 

$612,477 

116,208 

$206,876 

$404,399 

$492,198 

Total  value  Precious  Metals,  $17,526,732.     Total  value  Metallic  Substances,  inc.  Precious  Metals,  $22,069,327. 

Total  value  Non-Metallic  Substances,  $3,706,368. 

Total  value  Hydrocarb 

Tons  are  of  2.000  jionnds.    Spot  values. 

Counties  not,  mentioned  made  no  mineral  prmiiulion  durini-'  1902. 

"This   IJureau    haa  never  independentlv  collected   statistics  of  precious 

metsil    ontpnt.   but    has   used  totals    and  distribution    by  county,  as 

obtained  at  tlie  I  nited  States  Mint,  Hnn  Francisco. 

(a)  Commercial  value. 

(b)  Flasks  of  7tii;  pounds. 

(c|    Ftilized  for  Sulphur  contents. 

(d)  Value  of  tbat  commercially  used. 

(e)  Barrels  of  42  gallons.    Prices,  average  f.  o.  b.  at  wells. 


(71    Includes  common,  pressed   and  lire. 

(;/l    For  smelting-tlux,  beet-sugar  manufacture,  and  pavinj;. 

ik)  For  sea-wall  construction,  railroad  and  concrete  work,  etc. 

(  t )  So-called  Basalt  Blocks. 

ij)  Unapportioned  includes  product  of  single  mines,  etc..  in  counties,  so  as 
to  conceal  their  identity;  and  also  includes  estimates  of  product  of 
properties  known  to  be  working,  but  from  which  no  returns  were 
obtained. 


i.L.VNEins  Totals.— Metallic. 


M1.S1.KLLA.VEODS  Totals. — N( 


Manganese 

Mineral  Paint. 
Platinum 


315  tons 

*1,725 

319,440  lbs. 

12,230 

870  tons 

7,140 

689  tons 

1,633 

39  0Z3. 

468 

|2ti,096 


riirvsoprase 

Fuller's  Earth  . .. 

Crapbite 

Gypsum 

Infusorial  Earth  . 

LithiaMica 

Magnesite 

Mica -- 

Pyrites 

Soda  

Tourmaline 

Turquoise.. 


1,656 

12,453       1 
522-    -— i 

50,169 
516,388 
2,145,840 
187,341 
1,025,184 
403,832 
316,608 
302,882 
255,219 
1,844,239 
514,522 
156,947 
80,456 
116,083 
15,725 
300,148 
421,150 
195,779 
6,737,571 
576,182 
1,067,451 
12,600 

> 

2,000 
22,000 

2,000 
13,200 

« 

-    r     \ 

r"::::-\ 

■     ■■"1 

1,800      '        900 
,' i 

Tons 
7,750 

Tons 
400 

Rubble. 

4,300 
Rubble. 

500 

Tons 
4,500 

Glass  Sand. 

12,225 

39,253 
410,968 

2,155,839 
824,742 

1,018,487 
381,203 
334,622 
555,138 
328,231 

3,308,002 

562,730 

395.100 

70,598 

200,391 

330,745 

316,550 

471,122 

205,296 

3,730,049 

332,466 

1,094,745 

170,140 

198,803 

(?)  7,086 

$8,496 

1,000 

3,000 

f 

1 
1 

1,103,793 

824,492 

( 

-4-- 

i 

Orange 

i 

Tons 
15,000 

Pottery. 
15,000 

73,883 

Granite. 
105,377 

201,868  tons  ! 
(i)S4M 

Rubble        50,436 
Paving  bl'ks    600 

i 

1 

_t 

Plumas. 

4,163  M 
34,320  tons 

M 
10,492 

Brick  114,165 
Pott'y  38,920 

Brick. 
78,198 

(     38,054 
288 

Granite. 

37,459 
Granite. 
136 

20,000 

17,000 

6,919 
63,549 
55,000 

6,438 

5,919 

19,064 

22,000 

■      6,100 

101,128  tons 
162  M 
Tons 
.     2,175 

Rubble         40,258 
Paving  bl'ks  9,360 
Rubble. 

316 

\ 

Natural  Gas. 

I 

se,ooo  bbis 

60M 

M 

688 

M 

25,800 

Cem't  873,600 
Brick  1,800 

Brick. 

3,440 
Brick. 
238,800 

i 

76,582 

65,832 

48,986 

51,678 

\    370,768  tons 
\          400  M 

Tons 

15,750 

Tons 

46,300 

Rubble  167,300 
Pav'g  bl'ks  19,000 
Rubble. 

14,175 
Rubble. 

46,300 

)         Cu.  It. 

\       6,005 

Marble. 
15,600 

San  Bernardino 

•20,590 

Granite. 
13,175 

90,000 

110,000 

San  Francisco 

Asphalt     2,730 
Nat.  Gas.  67,868 

Bit.  R'k,    2,327 

1 

1 

M 

900 

2n0M 
6,000  tons 

M 

1,400 

M 

23,982 

Brick. 
7,650 

Brick  8,000 
Pottery  6,626 

Brick. 

12,200 
Brick. 
178,662 

' 

San  Luis  Obispo 

1,120 

1,120 

Tons 

400,000 

Rubble. 

300,000 

Asphalt  12.690 
Nat.  Gas.     375 

j  230,440 

181,313 

74,200 

1          35,000 
(            2,000 

Sandstone. 
21,500 

Sandstone. 

31,600 
Granite. 

1,200 

10,000 

25,000 

Santa  Barbara 

Santa  Clara 

; 

) 

Asphalt     1,060 
Bit.  B'k,  41,084 

185,223 
18,500 

161,302 
12,500 

1,860 
3,500 

1,860 
3,600 

1 
1    ■ 

M 

2,460 

Brick. 
12,250 

1 

Shasta 

) 

1 

Siskiyou 

Solano 

Bhls 

75,000 

M 

150 

Cement. 

150,000 
Brick. 
1,200 

20,000 
30,000 

i.^s^oi)^ 

\     30,000 

M 
JiO 

2,866 

Paving  Blocks. 

1,250 

Paving  Blocks. 
82,227 

9,200 

Granite. 
9,351 

^ 

V 

'  Sonoma.- . . 

173,147 

19,026 

3,500 

731,261 

62,398 

1,830,329 

'  483,986 

460 

155,632 

1  i         73,619 

Stanislaus 

29,169 

M 
600 

Brick. 

3,500 

•       ---- 

L 

Tehama - 

6,000 

752,280 

69,526 

1,710,171 

350,570 

2,300 

189,754 

33,280 

! 

) 

Trinity 

1 

1               M 

4,500 

Brick.             1 

27  000  '         1  7an 

Granite. 
4,000 

) 

Tulare 

' 

Cu.  ft. 

7,000 

Marble: 
14,000 

Tuolumne -- 

Asphaltum. 

370 

475,000 

456,000 

3,200 
328 

Sandstone. 

1,600 

Sandstone. 

450 

Tons 
90,000 

Rubble. 

22,500 

Ventura    -  - 

Yolo - 

Yuba 

Aapbaltum. 
19,190 

1      14  tons. 
(     612  cult. 

Soap8t'ne288 
8'rp'fne  5,096 

Unapportioned 

Totals 

! 1 

1 

1 

J 

$492,198 

14,356,910 

*4,692,189 

■ 

$1,803,978 

$397,745 

448,664 

$369,616 

71,422  ,      $90,524 

500,939      $418,648 

$943,418 

$85,194 

$35,069,105 

$34,355,981 



ue  HydrocarbonB  and  Gases,  $5,184,387 

Total  value  Structural  Materials,  $4,109,023. 

1902. 

1901. 

lODs  Totals. — Non-Mktai.lic. 

- 601bs. 

9d7tons 

42tonB 

-.- 10,200  tons 

422tons 

822tonB 

- 2,830  tons 

50  tons 

17,525  tons 

- 7,000  tons 

"'''l"~^l^^"^l''S"^'l.    "  6idibV. 


taOO 
19,246 

1,680 
53,600 

2,532 
31.880 
20,665 

2,500 
60,306 
50,000 
160,000 
11,600 

1404,399 


MlBLELLANKODB   TOTALB. — 1 1  VDROCARUOSS   ANH    GaSES. 

.Upbjillum 34,511  tons  *3I9.344 

Bituminous  Rock 33.490  tons  43,411 

Natural  Gas 120,96«  M.cu.ft.  99,443 


Misi  Ki.i.A.^Eous  Totals.— Stkuctdral  Materials. 

Glass  Sand      - 4,500  tons  $12,2J.t 

.Marble                   --       19,3u5cu.ft.  37.616 

Paving  Blocks 3.602  M  112,437 

Rubble  (includes  Concrete) 1,565,076  tons  830.981 

Serpentine  - 612cu.ll.  6.065 

Slate                      4.000sqrs.  30.000 

Soapstone  -  14  tons       288 

Jl.028.612 


Totals.— Portland  Cement  and  Clays  for  Brick.  Pottbrt.  Etc. 

11.306.215 
423.600 
74.163 


Brick  (Common.  Pressed,  and  Fire).. 

Cement  (Portland)  - 

Cla.v  for  Pottery.  Sewer-pipe,  etc 


169,851  M 

171.000  bhls. 

67.933  tons 


Totals.— Sasdstons  awd  Granite. 
I,„„f,.  257,650  cu.lt. 

^diwne-:::;;::-":;;: - — •  212,123  cu.ft. 


$1,803,978 


»265,239 
142,506 


Printed  at  the  State  Printing  Oflice,  Sacramento,    W.  'W.  Shannon,  Supt. 


